Program Overview

Program Overview

The provided context does not contain a clear university program overview but rather seems to focus on a specific course, "399 Forensic Psychiatry," within a law school curriculum. However, based on the information given, we can extract details about this course and present them in a structured format.

Course Description

This course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of the major areas of interface between psychiatry and law. Basic concepts of clinical psychiatry and psychopathology will be highlighted throughout the course. The attorney and the psychiatrist roles in the commitment process, right to treatment and right to refuse treatment, competency to stand trial, and criminal responsibility will be explored using a number of methods. Discussion of assigned readings, short lectures, interviews and observation of patients involved in legal proceedings, films, guest speakers, and field trips will form the basis of the course. The students will periodically be asked to use the information from the course together with independent and group research to complete short projects and class exercises.

Course Areas of Practice

• Criminal Law and Procedure
• Family Law
• Labor and Employment Law

Evaluation Methods

• Project(s)
• Practical exercises
• Class participation

Degree Requirements

• JD elective
• IntlLLM-SJD-EXC elective
• PIPS elective

Course Type

• Lecture

Learning Outcomes

• Other professional skills needed for competent and ethical participation as a member of the legal profession

Sample Syllabi

• 399-01-Spring2024-syllabus.docx (24.39 KB)

Course Offerings by Year

The course "399 Forensic Psychiatry" has been offered in various years with consistent details:

• Spring 2025: Course Number 399.01, 2 credits, evaluated by Project(s), Practical exercises, and Class participation, taught by Sally C. Johnson, M.D.
• Spring 2024: Course Number 399.01, 2 credits, evaluated by Practical exercises and Class participation, taught by Sally C. Johnson, M.D. Syllabus available: 399-01-Spring2024-syllabus.docx (24.39 KB)
• Spring 2023: Course Number 399.01, 2 credits, evaluated by Practical exercises and Class participation, taught by Sally C. Johnson, M.D.
• Spring 2022: Course Number 399.01, 2 credits, evaluated by Practical exercises and Class participation, taught by Sally C. Johnson, M.D.
• Spring 2019: Course Number 399.01, 2 credits, taught by Sally C. Johnson, M.D.
• Spring 2018: Course Number 399.01, 2 credits, taught by Sally C. Johnson, M.D.
• Spring 2017: Course Number 399.01, 2 credits, taught by Sally C. Johnson, M.D.
• Spring 2016: Course Number 399.01, 2 credits, taught by Sally C. Johnson, M.D.

Note

Please note that this information is for planning purposes only and should not be relied upon for the schedule for a given semester. Faculty leaves and sabbaticals, as well as other curriculum considerations, will sometimes affect when a course may be offered.